Oil-can



(ModeL) J. A.. CAMPBELL.

OIL CAN.

INVENTOE fix BY I Patented Mar.27,1883

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mm STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A. CAMPBELL, oF wAoo, TEXAS.

OIL-CAN.

SPECIFTGATI ON forming part of Letters'Patent No. 274,718, dated March.2'7, 1883.

Application filed January 25, 1883. lModel.)

The invention consists in the combination,

with an oil-can, of a wire passing loosely through the nozzle and into atube secured on the bottom ot'the can within the said can. The outer endof the wire is curved, and part of the wire is finely grooved orroughened.

The invention also consists in various parts and details andcombinations of the same.

Reference'is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional elevation of my improved oil-can. Fig. 2is-a cross-sectional elevation of the tube holding the lower end of therod, the attachment of the tube to the bottom of the can being modified.Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a modification of the wire and tube. Fig.4 is a cross-sectional view of the same onthe line :0 00, Fig. 3.

The oil-can A and the nozzle B are of the usual construction; but thenozzle is cut offbe low its small end or mouth, and a wire, 0, isinserted in the same, which wire extends 1ongitudinally through thenozzle, and projects some distance from the end of the nozzle, and theupper end of the rod is tapered and curved, as shown. The rod or wire 0is provided with very fine longitudinal grooves, or is otherwise roughedbetween the points a and b. The

. lower end of the, wire 0 is beveled, and projects into a tube, D, andis held in it by fitting tightly, and is prevented from turning by thebevel of its lower end coming in contact with the bevel on the wire I.The tubeDisattached to the middle of the upper surface of the bottom ofthe can, which tube has its upper end countersunk to facilitate passingthe end of the rodG intoit, as shown. At thelower end of the wire 0 thetube D is provided with a lateral sunk button or disk, H, on the undersurface of the bottom of the can. The end of the pintle is then hammereddown into the countersunk part of the disk H. A short thin rod or wire,I, having its upper end beveled, is driven tightly in the bottom of thetube D, the upper end of the said rod being at the aperture E.

If desired, the rod I can be-passed through the bottom of the can andthen riveted to the same for holding the tube D in place. A notch,

d, is formed in the rod or wire I, and .part of the tube'D is forcedinto the said notch, as shown in Fig. l.

i If desired, a tube, D, resembling the tube D, may be secured in thenozzle, as shown in Fig. 3, and the lower end of the wire 0 extendedinto it. A short rod, 1, havingits upper end beveled, is held in thebottom of the tube D. The tube D is provided with a lateral aperture, E.The tube D has two flat sides extending its whole length.

The operation is as follows: By pressing on the bottom of the can in theusual manner the wire 0 ismoved forward and back longitudinallyin thenozzle B, and the oil thatis sported out passes in single drops alongthe wire 0. 1t cannotdrop from the same until itarrives at the. end, forthe fine grooves or roughness between the points a b assist materiallyin preventing the oil from dropping off the wire, and at the same timefacilitate the flow of the oil toward the end of the wire. As each dropof oil can be seen the quantity of oil admitted into the oilhole can benicely regulated. The operator can pour oil into oil-holes that hecannot see, as he easily finds the oil-hole by means of the curved wire,and while thus searching forthe oil-hole the can need not be heldraised, and no oil will flow from the end of the spout. The oil-holesvery frequently are clogged up by dust and grease, and often theends ofthe nozzle of oil-cans are stopped by the grease and dirt when the saidnozzle comes in contact with the dirt and grease while attempting toremove the same from the holes by means of the point of the nozzle. Bymeans of the end of the wire 0 the dirt, grease, 850., can easily beremoved and the oil-holes cleaned. As the wire 0 moves forward and backin the nozzle, it prevents the same from becoming stuffed or clogged.The wire 0 can readily be removed from the can when it is desired tofill it, and can just as readily be inserted again after the nozzle hasbeen screwed in its place.

My improvement can be attached to any can in a short time. The oilpasses outbetween the mouth or end of the nozzle B and the wire 0 andalong the wire 0 to its tapered end. The modification shown in Figs. 3and 4 operates in a similar manner, except-that it has no connectionwith the bottom of the can, and the wire 0 does not move while squirtingthe oil, and the oil passes out of the can through the 'D held withinthe can on the bottom of the same, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an oil-can, the combination, with the can A and the nozzle B, ofthe wire (J, the tube D, provided with an aperture E, and the wire I,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

JAMES A. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

' J. F. ELLISON, A. J. ARTHUR.

